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Wei Ping-ao

Wei Ping-ao

Birthday: 1929-11-29 | Place of Birth: Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Wei Ping-ao (Chinese: 魏平澳, 29 November 1929 – 3 December 1989), also known as Paul Wei, was a Hong Kong-based Chinese actor who started his career in the Shaw Brothers Studio. He is best known for playing cunning interpreters in Bruce Lee's 1972 films Fist of Fury and Way of the Dragon, in which he dubbed his own voice, and also appeared in films such as Deaf Mute Heroine (1971), Hapkido (1972) and Fists of Bruce Lee (1978). He suffered from jaundice in his later years. He died on 3 December 1989 in Hong Kong.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1973
Tales of Larceny

as    Retinue Officer Bo Sin

1973
Adventure in Denmark

as    Travel Agent

1972
The Way of the Dragon

as    Ho

1972
Fist of Fury

as    Interpreter Wu

1970
Valley of the Fangs

as    Hu San

1970
The Winged Tiger

as    You Ming

1970
Wrath of the Sword

as    Zhang Xiao-Shan

1969
River of Tears

as    Li Laosan

1968
Hong Kong Rhapsody

as    Wei Chung Liang

1967
Kiss and Kill

as    Chien Kun

1967
King Drummer

as    Li Yuan-Ming

1966
Poisonous Rose

as    Fourth Brother